n. The quality of being palpable, or perceptible by the touch. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand. ]
Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,
Palpable darkness. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Lies ] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A hit, A very palpable hit. Shak. (Hamlet) [ 1913 Webster ]
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